It's not been smooth sailing for the long-awaited Skull and Bones, Ubisoft's pirate game that underwent various delays and a lengthy development process. However, it's now firmly on the horizon at long last. While some of you might already have your hands on the Premium Edition or maybe checked out the recent open beta, our release time countdown is here at last for the full game release for all budding pirates.
There's probably a lot of you sitting tight for the standard edition, with less wanting to pay a hefty price for Skull and Bones premium version. Fortunately, there's not much longer to wait as the full launch of Skull and Bones draws ever close.
As the release fast approaches, why not check out our Skull and Bones vs. Sea of Thieves guide while you wait for all you need to know on how these two pirate games differ.
Skull and Bones release time countdown
Some of you might already be rising through Skull and Bones' Infamy ranks and getting some beefier ships with the Premium Edition's early access, which granted up to 3 days of early gameplay. For those of you eager to catch up, it's nearly time to jump into battle as Skull and Bones' standard edition releases on Friday, February 16, 2024.
You'll likely also be keen to know the specific Skull and Bones release time in your country on the standard edition launch day. Fortunately, a previous official Ubisoft Skull and Bones X/Twitter post revealed its key launch times in addition to early-access times and further details. As pictured below, the helpful tweet shows when you can start playing Skull and Bones when it launches according to your time zone and region.
If you live in North or South America, the earliest you can play the launch of Skull and Bones' standard copy is 12 am EST on Friday, February 16, 2024. If living in the UK, you can dive into Skull and Bones from 12 am CET on February 16. For Oceania and Asia, 12 am AET on February 16 is the earliest you can play.
If you've already got your pre-order copy of Skull and Bones, there may still be a bit of time to pre-load it via the pre-load times, also detailed in the Tweet above.
That's pretty much the lowdown on Skull and Bones' release time countdown. If that's got you excited to start plundering the seas as soon as possible, be sure to check our guide on Skull and Bones Ships List to help you start making some pirate Kingpin plans to rule the seas. You might also want to check out our guide to getting hold of Skull and Bones' Bombadier Padewakang ship blueprint as one of the game's early game ships in addition to constructions like the Sloop.
Once you've got fed up with your starting Dhow ship or significantly better Bedar, we've also got the spotlight on the mighty Skull and Bones' Snow Leopard vessel. Equipped with such bountiful pirate knowledge, you'll soon be racing ahead to the highest ranks of Infamy in no time.
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